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It is a good thing that mainstream users get their apps from somewhere that they've been reviewed by a third party. A world where sideloading from anywhere becomes a normal thing for mainstream users to do, is bad for privacy and security.

eg.: https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2040/1924189728_668c4bc4e2.jpg



Users deserve freedom with their devices regardless whether you think they should have it.

The internet is valuable because it is open and free. Meanwhile the appstore complies with authoritarian regimes.


I disagree with the idea that an open internet somehow means that proprietary devices shouldn't be permitted to connect to it.




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